--- src/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c.orig 2012-05-28 15:46:35.000000000 +0000 +++ src/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c 2012-05-28 15:46:57.000000000 +0000 @@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ * from the Intel linux driver 3.8.21. * Prefetching enables tx line rate even with 1 queue. */ - txdctl |= (16 << 0) | (1 << 8); + txdctl |= (32 << 0) | (1 << 8); IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TXDCTL(i), txdctl); }